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From the Publisher – Some Essentials on Surviving a Mental Illness During and Following Hospitalization
…you can hook up with in addition to your outpatient therapy or CDT program. If you have access to a computer, go to NAMI’s website at www.nami.org, and Mental Health…
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The Integrated Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Training Certificate (IMHATT)
…OMH-licensed programs where at least one person has completed an IMHATT (http://practiceinnovations.org/Initiatives/FIT-Focus-on-Integrated-Treatment). While completion of the IMHATT does not guarantee skilled practice, it does provide evidence that someone has completed…
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Caring for Yourself: Learning to Live with a Substance Use Disorder
…normalizing mental health conditions within communities of color, LGBTQ communities, and helping people get access to services. She is based in New York/New Jersey. Sources www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/featured-topics/substance-use-disorders/index.html#:~:text=or%20social%20class.-,Key%20Facts,-SUDs%20are%20treatable www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/alcohol.htm#:~:text=estimates%20that%201,excessive%20alcohol%20use Our Epidemic of…
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Transforming NJβs System of Care Through Collaborative Efforts
…to Matthew Franke, Senior Communications Specialist at PerformCare, for his review and revisions on this topic. Resources PerformCare NJ – 1-877-652-7624. http://www.performcarenj.org/families/index.aspx Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//PEP15-CMHI2012-2013/PEP15-CMHI2012-2013.pdf…
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Total Wellness: The Key to Behavioral Health
…to take the necessary steps to address these issues in a comprehensive and effective way. That is why Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres:…
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Re-Visioning Residential Treatment Facilities in a Managed Care World
…schools, and communities. The availability of community-based services for those with social, emotional, and behavioral problems was not present until President Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act…
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Editorial: New Yorkβs Medicaid Reform Portends Major Changes in Behavioral Health Service Delivery
…coalition of provider and recipient advocacy organizations and was championed on the MRT by OMH Commissioner Dr. Michael Hogan and OASAS Commissioner Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez. The MRT’s ultimate recommendation was a…
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Preparing the New Behavioral Health Workforce
…adapted to recent changes are those where the administrative, program and clinical, finance, and HIT staff have regular and ongoing dialogue. When each of these systems operate in separate silos…
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Donβt Let Caregiving Make You Sick
…In-Home Services for the Elderly (EISEP) Local Office for the Aging Additional information can be found at www.caregiver.com, www.cms.hhs.gov, www.careguide.com, www.benfitscheckup.org www.aarp.org, and www.careguide.com. Caregivers should not hesitate to contact…
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Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Testimony
…answering these questions, last year the Division on Addictions of the New York State Psychological Association created a White Paper on the Opioid Crisis (https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nyspa.org/resource/resmgr/docs/NYSPA_White_Paper_Opioid_Epi.pdf). It was distributed at the…
